Error zoom fujifilm s700

Please help me
I dropped my camera and now everytime I open it, a "zoom error" appears and I can not take any pictures while it is there. I have a finepix Z1. I press the selection for the flower symbol. Not sure what it is for, I can't find my user guide. Anyway, one press takes off the "zoom error". If I take a picture with the flower displayed, the picture comes out dark. Pressing the selection for the flower symbol again allows me to take a regular picture. I can even use the menu to adjust all settings. Hope this helps

The problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the
probability is that you will have to get it fixed by a professional.

Use
these at own risk as it may further damage the camera.

Firstly ,
try connecting your ac adapter or usb cable.

Try holding the
shutter button while switching on the camera.

Look at the lens ,
and if some of the lens 'circles' is misaligned or not concentric then
try wiggling it (while holding camera lens down).

Try gently
pushing or pulling the lens when it extends but this is risky as it may
cause the lens barrel to slip out of its guidance system.

Another
way to do this is to place the camera lens down on a hard surface and
then power it up. Be sure to use a soft cloth or something similar as to
not scratch your lens or casing. Let the lens push the camera up and
down a few times and sometimes the little resistance provided by the
camera is enough to get things going again.

Try hitting your
camera near the lens on the body with the soft tissue on the palm of
your hand.

Other than that , I would take the camera to a repair
center for a evaluation to see if it would cost more to repair than to
replace the camera.

If it is still under warranty I would suggest
you take it in before trying any of these steps and remove any
off-brand batteries or accessories as some stores are really fussy about
warranty repairs on camera's with non-brand accessories.

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With 7 mega pixel camera, 10x optical zoom, 2.5
LCD, picture stabilization mode, and i-Flash intelligent Flash, the
Fujifilm FinePix S700 fulfills all the requirements of any
photographer. The storage media (SD and xD memory cards) used in this
camera allows the photographer to save audios, videos, and photos of
different sizes. Damage in storage media can occur any time, resulting
in fatal consequences, like inaccessibility of data saved in the memory
card. In most cases, the photographer encounters an error message
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Download the manual from http://www.myacrobatpdf.com/7730/fujifilm-finepix-s5700-finepix-s700-manual.html for detailed instructions. Otherwise, connect a USB cable to the camera and to your PC. Switch the camera on and wait for the computer to recognise it. It should appear as another disk drive under "My Computer" Double click on the drive and it will open the folder structure. You can now right click and "copy" the photos from the camera to the computer folder you wish to put them in

The only thing you can do is take or send the camera to an AUTHORIZED service center for replacement of the LCD screen. If you can live with just using the viewfinder, like in the old days, the LCD being broken should not effect the camera operation. Set the selection to the EVF (electronic view finder) position and this will stop the LCD screen from coming on. If this has helped, please rate it accordingly. Thanks and good luck. (BTW: I LOVE my Fuji S700)

Try to put it on super macro and see if this will reset the zoom function.Also try to switch between the settings that allow the digital zoom, as compaired to those settings that only allow optical zoom.If these do not work, you may have a lens that has been dropped, or is stuck, and may need to be serviced. I have the S700, and have never seen this error before> good luck.

I'm not sure if this will work as I have yet to try this for my self. But according to others who have had this problem pulling lens out while camera is off and then restarting camera works. If this does work please notify. Or just tell me what happens when this is done